Española Healing Foods Oasis

07/18/2025

Local farmers, growers, bakers, craftspeople, artists, entrepreneurs! We still have spots for vendors at our Back to School Mini Market, next Saturday, July 26, 10 am to 2 pm. The market will take place at the Española Healing Foods Oasis in Valdez Park, behind The City of Española city hall and next to the City of Española Public Library.

Please scan the QR code or visit forms.gle/7Gq12CAM5Yx5ZSGAA to fill out the vendor application. Space is limited to 10 vendors so get your application in as soon as possible!

Any questions can be directed to Chenoa at [email protected] or (505)210-8148. See less

07/03/2025

🗣️ Calling all farmers, vendors, entrepreneurs, and hobbyists!

TWU is looking for vendors to set up at our July Back to School Mini-Market! The July Mini-Market will happen at the Española Healing Foods Oasis on Saturday, July 26, 10 am - 2 pm. Please scan the QR code or visit forms.gle/7Gq12CAM5Yx5ZSGAA to access the vendor application!

Space is limited to 10 vendors so get your application in as soon as possible! Any questions can be directed to Chenoa at [email protected] or (505)210-8148. See less

07/02/2025

If you've spent time at our Española Healing Foods Oasis as a volunteer or enjoyed it as a community member, we'd love to hear from you!

The University of New Mexico - UNM is seeking survey participants who have been involved with the Española Healing Foods Oasis in a variety of ways for a study that aims to understand the environmental and community benefits of the garden. If you're interested, participation involves a brief 5 - 10-minutes survey.

See the flier for more info, and take the survey at http://bit.ly/4kJDxE0 See less

06/30/2025

06/11/2025

Beloved Community, we have some really good news!
Our Environmental Justice team has finally received the response from New Mexico Environmental Department regarding the LANL/DOE/NNSA request for temporary authorization to begin venting tritium this summer. The short story: **Secretary Kenney (NMED) that says that NMED will not act on the temporary authorization request** until the following criteria is met:
1. independent technical review
2. public meeting
3. tribal consultation (in addition to NMED tribal consultation)
4. compliance audit
These criteria must be met and LANL/DOE/NNSA must submit an updated request before NMED will revisit and make a decision.
🌿🌿🌿 This means that **tritium venting will not happen this summer!** 🌿🌿🌿
We sincerely thank the thousands of you who signed and shared the petition; our partners Nuclear Watch New Mexico Communities for Clean Water, Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety (CCNS) Amigos Bravos, Honor Our Pueblo Existence, and Dr. Arjun Makhijani; and Secretary Kenney for this decision.

05/29/2025

The Española Farmers Market opens next Monday, June 2! Our Tewa Women United EJ staff will be there, offering a seed ball making workshop. We hope to see you!

The Española Farmers Market will open this Monday, June 2nd! Join us from 8-1 at 1005 N. Railroad Ave to help kick off the season. We are also excited to announce that Tewa Women United will be hosting a free workshop in our wildflower garden from 10-11. Come learn how to make seed balls and grow your own food using one gallon containers!
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Have plant starts or other early season produce items to sell? Contact Emily at [email protected] for more information on how to become a vendor. We are accepting new vendor applications now!

05/13/2025

Tewa Women United is at Española Healing Foods Oasis.

Put this on your calendar and plan to join us for the Opening Community Day at the Española Healing Foods Oasis!
Saturday, May 24
8 am - 12 noon
Espanola Healing Foods Oasis, on the slope behind the Espanola City Hall and next to the Library parking lot.
Our opening ceremony will be at 8:30 am, then you'll have a chance to visit the 1-gallon garden creation station, make seed balls and talk about seeds, and learn about what's growing in the garden as well as future volunteer opportunities.
We've also got a poetry contest this year! Poems can be anything related to gardening, spending time outside, or environmental justice. We will have prizes for the three best poems.
You'll have the option to do some gardening and planting if you'd like, so bring gloves, sunscreen, and sunglasses as well as a water bottle. We'll have tools available for you to borrow.
We look forward to seeing you at the EHFO and celebrating our 9th year as a community garden and learning center!

05/01/2025

Environmental Coordinator II Ryan Ramaker taking Reproductive Justice Funders & Parents/Children on a tour of the Española Healing Foods Oasis.

05/01/2025

"First We Bombed New Mexico"
Film Screening & Panel Discussion at Northern New Mexico College

Thursday, May 1
6 - 8pm
Nick Salazar Center for the Arts at NNMC
921 N Paseo De Onate, Española, NM

Join us for the acclaimed film, "First We Bombed New Mexico, the hidden history of Trinity—the world’s first nuclear detonation—carried out in New Mexico just one month prior to the bombing of Hiroshima.

The panel features: Lois Lipman, Director of First We Bombed New Mexico; Tina Cordova, Co-founder of the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium, whose activism is featured in the film; and Nathana Bird, Interim Executive Director of Tewa Women United.

This is a FREE event, open to the public.

Thursday, May 8 • 12 - 1:30pm
The Small Auditorium, Center for the Arts

Join us for an open conversation about recent developments in nuclear activity across New Mexico, inspired by the New Yorker article by Abe Streep, “New Mexico’s Nuclear Weapons Boom.” This powerful piece highlights the growing role of the nuclear industry in our region — and features stories about Northern New Mexico College students and academic programs. We’ll be joined by special guest Alicia Inez Guzmán of Searchlight New Mexico, an investigative journalist who covers nuclear issues and the industry’s local impact. Come learn, share, and be part of the dialogue about our future.

04/17/2025

On Earth Day stop by the Española Healing Foods Oasis and learn about plant life and make your own One Gallon Garden (if you have extra gallon containers please bring them with you.) We look forward to seeing you and speaking to you about Tewa Women United

04/17/2025

Join the Environmental Justice Program on April 22nd for Native Earth Day, we will have informational flyers about Tewa Women United and seeds. Look forward to seeing you and talking with you!